MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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